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"What the hell… What's wrong with my car? I can't just leave it in here," Mora placed her hands decisively on her hips and fired eye-daggers at Ulrich. She was decked out in an expensive looking pink plaid shirt over a slim white tank, artfully distressed skinny jeans, and expensive hiking boots—very model-like, she looked like a geologist posing for a sexy-nerd magazine cover.

So many things were wrong with the high-priced all-wheel drive, but Ulrich didn't think she'd enjoy hearing his criticism. "First, we have a long-ass drive ahead. We'll probably be gone for weeks, and I don't want you to get stuck with the bill for having the rental for so long."

"I'm not worried about the–"

"Second, parts of the road were washed out in the storm a few weeks ago and aren't passable without some serious four-wheel drive with high ground clearance. And someone who knows which mudholes to avoid. With all the recent rains, even my truck's going to have trouble getting in."